Viewpoint

You present a viewpoint. To do so means you want a comment from the person or persons you presented said viewpoint too. This is a normal means of communicating. If the person or persons present their viewpoint in response and it happens to be a different one, i.e. they disagree with your viewpoint, then what do you do?

First, you present your facts to support your viewpoint with clear, concise and non-inflammatory voice and body language. You don't place personal attacks within those facts - you simply state the facts as you know them in support of your viewpoint. The idea is to gain acceptance of your viewpoint, not to force anyone to accept your viewpoint - acceptance of the facts counter to ones beliefs are the important goal here with out antagonism or conflict, provide your facts are acceptable and valid to your viewpoint. 

If the other person or persons fail to accept your viewpoint and those facts supporting that viewpoint what do you do? You don't continue to antagonize the other person or persons because this just closed their mind to knowledge and solidify their viewpoint and belief beyond reason. It does not promote change or acceptance of your viewpoint. It is also important to remember that maybe, just maybe, your viewpoint is not as accurate as you believed. Be ready to change if they provide facts in support of their viewpoint to warrant change on your part - be open minded.

If they fail to convince you of their viewpoint and you fail to convince them of your viewpoint, do you just keep beating them about the head and shoulders, metaphorically speaking of course, trying to "force" them to accept your viewpoint? No, you did your due diligence in presentation of facts in support of your viewpoint. There is no need to continue the struggle regardless of how right you may be and how wrong they may be because if they have dug their heels in deep enough nothing you say, do or write will change their minds. Actually, unless they also fall prey to "taking it personal" they will just stop listening to you and your viewpoint and simply promote their view and viewpoint to those who will listen or read that viewpoint. Same goes to your viewpoint. 

What does it accomplish by arguing constantly with those who cannot, will not or refuse to listen to your viewpoint? Nothing but conflict. If you live and breathe to be in conflict then this is your game. This is how flame wars begin and propagate. The love of the conflict is what drives them now, not the viewpoint or the facts - those are merely the excuses used to continue the conflict, disagreement or disagreeable situation. You can't convince those who believe and will not change their viewpoints that all depend on how well one present their viewpoint and facts in support. 

Once of the principles, i.e. fundamental principles of martial systems, is economical movement. This applies to presentation of viewpoint as well. You give the viewpoint, you provide facts to support that viewpoint, you listen to the counter points with supporting facts, you either accept or reject those viewpoints and facts with an open-mind and then you move on and leave those with differing viewpoints to live their lives as they have seen fit and forget them to focus on those of like minded viewpoints - leave the conflict that cannot be resolved with those who fail to change their viewpoints for what ever reason and focus on those who will listen with an open mind. More productive and efficient that way and lives up to the ideals of martial arts way, karate-do and the fundamental principles of martial systems of which you practice, train and apply.